What do you do with this house besides set it in your garden? Does it need anything to attract the lady bugs inside or will they just go in themselves
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We never did get any ladybugs to live in ours. You can buy an attractant, but we did not do that, either.
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You have to attract them they don't really need shelter. Mix powdered sugar with brewer's yeast add a little water to make a paste. Put a blob of it on a stick (I use a paint stirrer, get them free at paint store) let it dry and put it in the ladybug house. They prefer aphids to sugar but will be glad for the sugar. Also put a source of water nearby they need a drink too.
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It's a waste of money. Will look good if painted, but the lady bugs won't use it.
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Wow, they got in somehow & are thriving in the warmth of your home! This would be a lower cost option than the exterminator again but don't they guarantee their product? I'd keep making them come out. If you try this spray, you'll need to launder everything possible in hot water, spray in and under furniture (test wood & fabric first). Like I was told "think like a flea"! Good luck!!
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This house is for the orchard mason bee, which are small. The female bees use these houses to lay their eggs. This type of bee is not so "hive-minded" like honey bees. But! Mason bees are work horses at pollinating-better than honey bees. more pollination more product. :) Google "Mason bees" there is quite a bit information there-from buying bees, managing bees, wintering over bee cocoons, mud, preditors, parasites and etc. I bought this house for my dad's vegetable garden; this will be his first year with the bees. He is very excited. Good luck to you and happy gardening with your new little friends! ;) This house is for the orchard mason bee, which are small. The female bees use these houses to lay their eggs. This type of bee is not so "hive-minded" like honey bees. But! Mason bees are work horses at pollinating-better than honey bees. more pollination more product. :) Google "Mason bees" there is quite a bit information there-from buying bees, managing bees, wintering over bee cocoons, mud, preditors, parasites and etc. I bought this house for my dad's vegetable garden; this will be his first year with the bees. He is very excited. Good luck to you and happy... » Read More This house is for the orchard mason bee, which are small. The female bees use these houses to lay their eggs. This type of bee is not so "hive-minded" like honey bees. But! Mason bees are work horses at pollinating-better than honey bees. more pollination more product. :) Google "Mason bees" there is quite a bit information there-from buying bees, managing bees, wintering over bee cocoons, mud, preditors, parasites and etc. I bought this house for my dad's vegetable garden; this will be his first year with the bees. He is very excited. Good luck to you and happy gardening with your new little friends! ;) « Show Less
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Best control indoors, is to keep them out. Keeping foundation areas dry is especially important, and drying out moist areas in the house, will reduce their appeal. Generally, they won't breed indoors, so removal by vacuuming, sweeping, etc., should keep them in check. Try Googling "earwig control in the house", and check .edu extensions for reliable, impartial information.
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Never saw a ladybug stay in the house. Other bugs made a home in it but not a ladybug.
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Ladybugs will swarm normally on the south side of your home. I have a feeling they got under your siding for the winter months and when it gets warm inside they wake up and go to the warm spots .
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we have. we swear by these things. I think that may be why when the neighbor got an exterminator and our garage had tons of roaches asap... they never entered the house! we hardly ever get bugs. (knock on wood) I have one in each room.
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No, you should not put it inside any enclosed area. But to keep flies away from your garage and patio, hang the trap about 30 feet from the area you want to keep fly free. The trap will attract 99% of the flies to it and there will be few or none around your garage or patio. I have a cat feeding station outside my back door (from my sun room) and near my garage. I hang my trap on a fence post about 30 feet catty corner from my garage and the cat feeder. It has kept the flies from the cat feeding area, from our back door and sun room, and from the garage. I have been amazed at how efficient it has been. Actually, I went through about four traps since May (all of which were loaded with flies) and the last one I put up is not getting many flies. I think because we killed so many in the area. I am not seeing many flies at all even around the front of the house. Also, FYI, the used trap fits nicely into a large size Zip Lock freezer bag. I put that into a kitchen size trash bag and put that in my garbage on the day of pickup. I hope this helps.
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I have it in a room that is 24x36 feet and it just seems to draw the bugs to it. I think they come from all over the house. Still very pleased with this purchase - I no longer get those little fruit flies annoying me.
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I would find somewhere else unless you enjoy the zapping sound. Also, it will draw bugs to the area in general, so it should be away from where you sit, windows, etc. In general you hang them far away from the house or areas you hang out. Mine is below the overhang of a detached garage. (On a timer so that it comes on for a few hours every night) Line of sight doesn't matter, but you'll want to empty it periodically, so don't make it too difficult to get it back down.
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No, I just set it down in strategic places. Did you just scatter them around? Place them on every corner in your kitchen && restroom. Roaches need food and water (like every living thing) so those are the 2 most important places.I put some like every cabinet too. Almost wasted the whole bag and I combined these traps with Roach Tablets, you can also buy them on Amazon.
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It gets all dry and the bugs come back. Hay but leave it in there until that happens, just make sure you are carrying a fresh one, and make sure you don't open it until you are going to put it in!
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Yes, I even found a dead mouse in one of mine. Place some food (bait) inside and that will attract insects more.
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The lady bugs stayed around for most of the growing season. I sprayed the food where I needed the lady bugs to 'graze' only if they seemed to be wandering into areas that I didn't need them, like would see several on the shrubbery. It sees like I sprayed the food about once every week. I guess you would have to sort of feel your way as to you needs.
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We have the occasional Waterbug and Earwick. I spray and use Boric Acid but bugs sometimes come in under the door. The flap is snug and there is a magnetic strip to keep it closed. You'd probably get more bugs flying in when opening the door to let critters in and out then would come in though the flap.
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It took a fair amount of time for ours to hatch, maybe a week or two. And then lots and lots of tiny praying mantises began to appear in the yard. I would have been very unhappy if they somehow ended up loose in my house, but other than that it's seems like it ought to work to hatch them indoors. Remember that they're going to be tiny, so make your enclosure pretty snug.
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If you leave the doors unzipped they can crawl in. Once you have both doors zipped up the TeePee tent is sealed up. No bugs can get in. I agree with the outdoors man buy some good tent stakes. The kind that look like big nails with the plastic hook like thing on top. The stakes they give you with the TeePee tent are (excuse my language) crap.